Monday, May 26, 2008

The Seattle Rundown

Days in Seattle: 9

Neighborhoods visited: 9

Queen Anne

Ballard

Freemont

Greenlake

Downtown (public market right)

Capitol Hill

Blue Ridge

Eastlake

Parks Visited: 4

Carkeek( right) A lovely walk from Kj's house. It has a nice grassy part with a childrens play area and then you cross a bridge over train tracks to get to the beach. The view of the mountains is amazing!!

Kerry Park This spot is pretty much where all the photos of the Seattle skyline are taken. It's located about halfway up Queen Anne Hill (or mountain as I call it!)

Golden GardensWe went here at night and it was cool because the mountains looked all eerie and blue in the distance. This park has fire pits and many groups of people were there, sitting by their orange fires, dotting the beach.

St. Edward Park(left) We went here with Kj's niece Abby to play on the playground. It was a pretty awesome castle... with room for grownups too!

Coffees purchased: 9(probably more like 12)I can honestly say that I found all of my coffees in Seattle at least 3 times better than any I've had in New York. Even the local chains of Starbucks and Tulleys produced a superior brew... My favorites were

Top Pot DoughnutsWho doesn't loved a plane themed establishment that serves great coffee and fresh old fashioned doughnuts?

Movies Watched: 5

Forgetting Sarah MarshallIt was an ok film, but the joy was seeing it at the Big Picture, an awesome underground movie theater that actually seams more like a speakeasy. You can grab a cocktail beforehand and even arrange to have one brought in to you during the film! Sitting in the front row means having a comfortable leather footstool. I recommend the "Bogart" which mixed muddled lime & sage with gin.

Lord of the Rings:Fellowship of the Ringextended edition

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullWe saw this in the packed theater on opening day. It was pretty fun and totally Indiana Jonesy!

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersextended edition

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King extended edition

Yes we watched the last two in one day! Sometimes when Kj and I get together, we just have to visit Middle Earth. We also watched the entire third season of Arrested Development.